David Trimble’s Campagnolo Print series are now for sale at Gage & DeSoto. These will fit in any office space, shop or garage, and will even fit your budget. Pick up prints 1-5 at G&D for $125 each.

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David Trimble’s Campagnolo Print series are now for sale at Gage & DeSoto. These will fit in any office space, shop or garage, and will even fit your budget. Pick up prints 1-5 at G&D for $125 each.
This is quite the image and I’m glad Death Spray Custom posted it because I would never have considered picking up an issue of Sideburn magazine before. Has anyone seen the full article? Is it worth the purchase? So rad…
Bens Cycle’s blog has a great scan up of the 1994 Cinelli catalog. You’ve gotta check it out!
It’s hard not to get all warm inside when this head tube stares you down. Keith Anderson is selling this immaculate DeRosa through his paint shop. $1,200 gets you a bike as Italian as a cannoli stain on an Armani suit.
There are a lot of so-called “restoration experts” when it comes to bicycles, but as far as I’m concerned, there’s only one. Andy from FYXO teamed up with Busyman and Shifter to bring you one of the best Colnago Mexico restorations out there. Head over to FYXO to see the full scoop and make sure there’s extra salt.
Remember these? Well, Krista just printed up a run and they’re available now. Pick one up at Lonely Boy Fabrications‘ web shop here. While I could simply bow out of Merckx Mondays with that gem, I’ve got more in store for you below.
There are some benefits to dating a “bike blogger” but there are more benefits to being friends with Andy from Fyxomatosis and Dan from Shifter Bikes. When we were in Melbourne, Andy had this beautiful Casati Ellisse road frame hanging up. I took one look at it and knew it had to be Lauren’s. We haggled, arm wrestled and played a few games of hangman over the cost and eventually came to an agreement. What went from a Chorus build turned to a C-Record build and then, to top it off, Dan offered to build it up, prior to shipping it out.
Weeks passed and Lauren’s bike showed up on a Saturday morning. I put it together and made sure it fit. After a quick test ride, she was ecstatic. Tomorrow we’re going to go get her fit for some road shoes and Sunday will be its first ride in Austin. I think it’s safe to say, we’re both thrilled with this bike. How could you not be? Ti Grammo Art stem, C-Record, Ambrosia wheels? Life’s too short to ride shit bikes.
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Life Magazine has a great gallery up from the Tour de France in 1953. With the Tour right around the corner, it’s pretty rad to see how far cycling has come in about 60 years. See the whole gallery here.
Photo by Keirnan Monaghan
Although this bike is still a work in progress, I told Keirnan that I still wanted to post it. Rides like this are teetering on the verge of perfection and it’s not every day that you see such a stunning bicycle, built up with Campagnolo Corsa Record Pista. Wow.
On a side note, thanks for all the readers who are contributing this week. I’ve seen some gorgeous bikes!
As someone who only rides bikes that were made in the States, Kyle‘s collection of steeds is quite impressive. Calfee road bike, Riv Saluki, S&M BMX, FBM Sword, Santa Cruz Stigmata cross and this Andy Gilmour track bike. When he picked this up from Anthony at Velo Cult, the allure of brakes and bottle cages took over. When all you do is climb on your track bike, hoods are the best thing you could ask for. The 44:17 gearing is ideal for the hilly rides of Los Angeles and tackling Griffith Park with ease… and the Campagnolo C-Record Pista group is just an added bonus.
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For once, I’m actually sitting on some great Merckx Mondays content, so I’m going to let it float me for a few posts. This week, we’ll start off with Cooper Ray‘s lovely photos of Jay’s Colorado Merckx road. These photos were taken for Cultivar, a new enterprise arising in Brooklyn. More on that later, for now, let’s check out these lovely photos, taken on a Brooklyn rooftop, just before a sunset. Shots like this make me miss NYC.
Well, after two weeks in sunny SoCal, I’m back in even sunnier and hotter Austin. I cannot express with words how much fun I had this round in LA. We rode and rode and rode, all the while I tried to document the daily happenings going on around me. There’s much more to come but these photos didn’t really fit in with any of the future photosets, so I’m dumping them into a Randomness gallery. Enjoy!
If you have questions about any of these photos, hit me up in the comments. And thanks to everyone who made this trip such a blast for Lauren and me.
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Steel road bikes will never die. They can be taken off road, ridden in all conditions, dropped, wrecked and anything else life will toss at you. Aaron Edge is the art director for Southern Lord and as a recent Seattle to Los Angeles transplant, his Milani road bike has become his staple transportation. He took this bike off road for the first time last week and we were there together, sweating it out together.
The other morning before getting to drone out at the Southern Lord offices, I took some photos of this Beautiful Bicycle.
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Photo by Andy White
Fyxomatosis knows that looks are everything. Polish your aluminum, glue on new gumwalls, break out the Brikos and zip up the FYXO jersey. Nice shot man!
Photo by Andy White
When we were in Melbourne, I came across this Casati in Shifter Bikes. It was a perfect fit for Lauren and since she had been looking for a road bike, I had to try to work out a deal with Andy to get it for her. Months later, the beast is built up for the beauty and Andy gave it some lens love before packing it up and shipping it out. Check out more lovely photos here!
Photo by Andrew White
The 2012 Melburn Roobaix is coming and like a great event organizer, Andy’s doing all he can to promote this event. All I’m going to say is, if you can make it, DO. Lauren had a blast last year and I’m sure you will too. Don’t be intimidated by Nic’s legs here. She’s not going to be able to attend this year… So you’ll still have a chance at winning the group ride.
That said, the Fyxomatosis Melburn Roobaix kits are now available. Swoop one up while they’re still hanging out.
One cycling event that I’ve always wanted to attend is Cirque. For those close enough to Leesburg, Virginia, you should really make the effort to go out this weekend. See more information here.
Well… I think I found a winner. Even though this is incredibly over the top and extravagant, Cody Baker’s submission is too good to pass up.